Direct conflict between Russia and NATO was once unthinkable, but preparations and defense spending have been stepped up in nervous Baltic states.

Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are using artificial intelligence to improve their cyberattacks on U.S. companies, governments and individuals, according to new research from Microsoft.

Russia and Japan dispute ownership of the four southernmost Kuril Islands, also known as the Northern Territories.

On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory from Russia.

A court in southern Russia convicted 15 captured Ukrainian soldiers on terrorism charges Friday after a trial that Kyiv denounced as a sham and a violation of international law. The military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced 15 men from the Aidar battalion,

Russia exported an average of $637 million of fuel a day in September — a 4% slip from August, and a 26% drop from oil exports recorded in September 2024.

In January, Dmytro, a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy whose family had fled the war to Finland, walked into Russia after being persuaded to do so by online gamers.

Our meta-estimate suggests that, from the beginning of the full-scale invasion to January of this year, Russian casualties amounted to 640,000–877,000 soldiers, of whom 137,000–228,000 have died. By October 13th, those totals had risen by almost 60%, to 984,000–1,438,000 casualties, including 190,000–480,000 dead.